Whether it is to understand the networks of individuals, the physical makeup of a household or community, or to develop strategies for finding difficult-to-reach populations such as the homeless or drug-addicted, applied researchers increasingly need to understand spatial methods. In this brief volume, the techniques of network analysis, mapping, and finding hidden populations are explained in simple, practical language. The authors describe when and how to use these techniques and offer numerous examples of how the methods have worked in community psychology, drug research, risk assessment, and network analysis, among other settings.
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It Never Hurts to Draw a Picture,
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This review is from: Mapping Social Networks, Spatial Data, and Hidden Populations (Ethnographer's Toolkit) (Paperback)
This is the fourth book in the Ethnographers Toolkit, a series of seven volumes discussing practical techniques for ethnographic data collection. Designed as a reference tool, key points and definitions are easily accessible to the reader. As throughout the series, symbols mark cross-references and highlight definitions in the margins of the text; the margins could readily be used for note taking by the reader. This text provides insight to the benefits of visually representing the population for which one studies while doing ethnographic research. The book is divided into three sections/chapters. Chapter 1 gives hints as to successfully mapping an individual's or a group's social network(s). Checklists for procedure are included. Chapter 2 is quite detailed as it discusses the use of maps and symbols in charting the behaviors of a population. Many sample graphs/maps are found within. Chapter 3 focuses on research done on 'hidden populations'. These hidden populations are 'hidden' in that they are consciously visible to neither 'mainstream society' nor 'agencies of social control', such as the drug-addicted or the AIDS population or the homeless. This final chapter spends much time discussing the ramifications and consequences of such study for both the ethnographic researcher and the subjects of such research. This book is ideal for someone already involved in ethnographic research who is looking for additional guidance or ideals regarding application of results. In addition to examples of success stories, the authors also include examples of what not to do and failed attempts at accurate data collection. The authors of this book took the time to discuss the ethics involved in ethnographic research and consequently the need for proper motivation for study. The emphasis was always on benefiting the community within which the research was done.
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- A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods by Ellen Perecman on page 74
- A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods by Ellen Perecman on page 74
- Qualitative Netzwerkanalyse by Christian Wagner on page 175
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